Instructions
for Downloading Java
Java
Download from Oracle Microsystems
NOTE 1: Please read and print
these instructions before attempting to download Java from Oracle Microsystems.
NOTE 2: Make sure that you download Java BEFORE downloading DrJava!
NOTE 3: You need to have administrator privilege to install Java.
NOTE 4: Java 8 is the latest version of Java available for download.
Recent releases of DrJava state that they support
Java 6, 7 and 8. Last semester, to ensure compatibility with DrJava, all COSC 236 sections used Java 7. It is up to
you to decide which Java version you want to download on your computer - the
link I provide here will take you to the downloads page for Java
NOTE 5: You can have different versions of Java without any conflict.
Each version should be in a separate subdirectory within the Program
Files/Java directory. However, to avoid possible problems with DrJava, you are advised to uninstall other versions.
In this class
we want to be able to develop Java programs, therefore, we will download the
JDK (Java Development Kit), which consists of a Java compiler, in addition to
the JRE (Java Runtime Environment.)
Platform:
Windows
Language: (whatever)
Click I Agree to the software license
Click Continue
After downloading and installing
Java, there will be a Java directory created in Program Files All you need to
write and compile Java programs is within this directory.